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' UNITED STATES AUGUSTUS H. WARD,

PATENT OFFICE: 7

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ORNAMENTED BIRD-SKIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,629, dated July 4,1882,

Application filed May 24, 1882. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS H. WARD, a citizen of the United States,residing'at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in ornamented Bird- Skins, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is a new manufacture, consisting in a bird-skin havingits inherent covering of feathers or down ornamented with attachedsupplementary feathers of different color from those composing saidcovering, whereby a beautifuland natural effect is produced.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanyin gdrawin g, whichrepresents a face View.

The letter A designates the bird-skin with its inherent covering offeathers, and B the supplementary feathers used for ornamentation. Thesesupplementary feathers are of a different color from those composingsaid covering, and they are permanently attached at the desired placesby pasting the stems of the supplementary feathers to the feathercovering below the surface of the latter, or by pasting or sewing suchstems to the skin, or by any other suitable means. Bythe supplementaryfeathers are meant feather-tips or small feathers the stems of which maybe embedded andconcealed in the feathercoverin g. The disposition ofsaid supplementary feathers of course may be regular or otherwise, andit will be perceived that by means thereof a plain feather covering maybe made to imitate one of mottled appearance, or various other beautifuleffects may be produced without producing an unnatural appearance.

I am aware that fur has heretofore been ornamented with feathers; butthe article thus produced is unnatural in appearance, whereas by myinvention an original or natural look-is retained.

'What I claim as new, and desire to securev AUGUSTUS H. WARD. [L.

Witnesses:

' W. HAUFF,

OHAs. WAHLERS.

